Mimes in Ottawa Mime and Marcel Marceau

There is a man statue-like holding a badminton racket and bent over as if about to step. You have seen him in la marche by in Ottawa, but perhaps skirted around the stubbly face.
His racket spins if you give him a tip. His white gloves will wave thanks as well.
Yesterday, he spoke. To paraphrase, the master is dead Marcel Marceau is dead.

A connection, a soul, an unexpected utterance, yes.


Marcel Marceau bows out

ANGELA DOLAND

Associated Press

September 23, 2007 at 8:44 AM EDT

PARIS — Marcel Marceau, who revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence, has died, his former assistant said Sunday. He was 84.

Marceau died Saturday in Paris, French media reported. Former assistant Emmanuel Vacca announced the death on France-Info radio, but gave no details about the cause.

Wearing white face paint, soft shoes and a battered hat topped with a red flower, Marceau, notably through his famed persona Bip, played the entire range of human emotions onstage for more than 50 years, never uttering a word. Offstage, however, he was famously chatty. “Never get a mime talking. He won't stop,” he once said.

A French Jew, Marceau survived the Holocaust and also worked with the French Resistance to protect Jewish children...

Summer's Over, Fair Trade, Games

Check out what's going on in the world of too much time reading "news of fresh disasters":

Tim hears David Suzuki - Suzuki rocks and Tim realizes we are made of air and that all of that Aboriginal studies paid off!

New fair trade certifications...should Transfair Canada be scared? Excited?

Summer is over. Is there a politically correct term for Indian summer?

The Colbert Report is back and better than ever...especially for online activists.

Darfur - Nigerian NGOs call for action

Tune into the radio tomorrow at 6am-7am. Never say I don't give notice for these things!
Tune into the Dan Shield's show on ckcu 93.1 FM in Ottawa - online:http://www.ckcufm.com/programs/schedule.html

Take action on September 17th
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Highlights:
As President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua marks his first 100 days in office, two leading Nigerian non governmental organisations, Independent Advocacy Project (IAP) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have called on the president to publicly declare his support for efforts aimed at bringing lasting solution to the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Darfur Sudan.

Adds SERAP's Adetokunbo Mumuni: ‘The government of Sudan has a track record of shifting under pressure only to break its promises when the international community looks elsewhere. Until the attacks on civilian's cease and the full peacekeeping force is deployed the international community must not look away.'

The two organisations reminded the federal government that this September's meeting of 192 world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York is another opportunity to address the Darfur issue. Specifically, IAP and SERAP are asking President Yar'Adua and other world leaders to:

* Demand that the Sudanese government, armed groups and Janjawid militia in Darfur and eastern Chad halt attacks against civilians and humanitarian agencies;
* Ensure and commit to the expeditious and full deployment to Darfur of the joint African Union (AU) and United Nations hybrid peacekeeping force, and ensure that the government of Sudan facilitates the swift and unimpeded deployment.

We are also asking President Yar' Adua to use Nigeria's leadership role in Africa to encourage the African Union to:

* Work expeditiously with the UN to reinforce AMIS so as to ensure that the civilian population in Darfur is effectively protected; and
* Take all steps necessary to speedily implement UN Security Council Resolution 1769

Vermin - Solution - Eat the wild cats

I am a vegetarian (kinda) so cat stew is probably off the menu.

Australians cook up wild cat stew
By Phil Mercer
BBC News, Sydney

My summary: Apparently they may contain toxins. On the other hand, so may factor farmed cows.

Darfur - Action Now

Yes now, and September 17th outside Parliament, Ottawa, Canada with STAND Canada. I will be there with Bells and enthusiasm!
If you are having trouble convincing your friends to attend show them this Darfur Game review and game.

UN Secretary-General Ban-Kim is having some trouble in Sudan!

Fun Green and Fair

So looking forward to finding more ethical/green/educational online games to justify my addiction to computer gaming. Enjoy ethical games.